Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,821 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Gilbert Haven Jones (1881-1966)
Take 6
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Take 6 (1980- )
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Sarah Parker Remond (1824-1894)
James Armistead (Lafayette) (1760-1832)
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James Armistead Lafayette (1760-1832)

Explore Global African History

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Victor Séjour (1817-1874)
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Celia Cruz (1925-2003)
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Soweto, South Africa (1904- )
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African Union (2002- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Taylor wearing a dark suit and top hat and holding what looks like a folded paper.
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Running for President: George Edwin Taylor, 1904
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In the Land of Czars and Commissars: African Americans in Russia, the Soviet Union, and Post-Soviet Russia, 1824-2015
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Race, Family, and Real Estate: Beryl Satter’s Family Properties
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Arthur Allen Fletcher, “The Father of Affirmative Action”

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington